Title :
Intrabody buses for data and power
Author :
Post, E. Rehmi ; Reynolds, Matt ; Gray, Matthew ; Paradiso, Joe ; Gershenfeld, Neil
Author_Institution :
Media Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
While wearable computers are empowering fashion accessories, they bring with them a tangle of wires which connect their parts. As these subsystems begin to decouple and operate on less power, it becomes possible to wirelessly distribute their required data and power using to the wearer´s body. We have demonstrated systems that transmit and receive both data and power, and are working to combine the two.
Keywords :
portable computers; system buses; data; intrabody buses; less power; power; wearable computers; wireless; Communication channels; Computer displays; Computer networks; Electrostatics; Footwear; Portable computers; RLC circuits; Transmitters; Voltage; Wearable computers;
Conference_Titel :
Wearable Computers, 1997. Digest of Papers., First International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8192-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISWC.1997.629919
